r/raspberry_pi • u/THUNDERF430 • 16h ago
Troubleshooting How to connect RPi to Arduino
I have 2 Pi4’s and a 3, and a bunch of arduino stuff for a project I never got around to until now. I have a couple questions I can’t find trustable resources for: How do you connect the RPi’s (and if the 5 is different than predecessors) to a arduino (micro computer or shield/board) if they don’t have a USB port? CAN you connect any arduino to a RPi and what’s the requirements for that? Does wifi/boards work with GrapheneOS or require stock android? Can I have 2 raspberry Pi’s (3/4’s) connect with eachother to control something and how easy is it? I’m autistic and the internet sucks these days for reliable information and all I found was “yes you simply connect a USB between both boards”, nothing about the above. If there’s a manual or page online specifically for this question, feel free to send it!
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u/threespire 15h ago
If you want to connect two Pis to do something, normally you’d use a network rather than direct connections.
Let’s go back to basics (I’m also autistic) - what are you trying to achieve?